caress vs stroke

caress and stroke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caress	Yes	No	Yes	No
stroke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stroke is a hypernym of caress; that is, stroke is a word with a broader meaning than caress:

Other hypernyms of caress include stroking.

As verbs, stroke is a hypernym of caress; that is, stroke is a word with a broader meaning than caress:

caress (noun)	stroke (noun)
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
	a light touch with the hands
	a single complete movement
	any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
	a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
	the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
	a light touch
	anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
	the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
	(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
	a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

caress (verb)	stroke (verb)
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner	treat gingerly or carefully
	strike a ball with a smooth blow
	row at a particular rate
	touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions